IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST

Name: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST at Jim Walter Resources Inc
Start: 09/14/2015

220152600021 · 09/14/2015 · Jim Walter Resources Inc

Details

Degree of injury: ACCIDENT ONLY
Classification: IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Accident type: Accident type, without injuries
Occupation: —
Activity: —
Injury source: —
Nature of injury: —
Body part: —
Days lost: —
Mine experience: — years

Operator

Controller (parent): Walter Energy Incorporated
Operator: Jim Walter Resources Inc
Mine: 0101401

Narrative

IGNITION - Methane frictional Ignition occurred in the No. 1 entry on the No. 12 section E10 Headgate. The miner was cutting the bottom rock on the curtain line side of the No. 1 Entry when the ignition occurred. The flame was put out with one fire extinguisher and the miner sprays.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown